Men's basketball: CU Buffs' Roberson cleans up the glass

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Andre Roberson joined the 900 club on Saturday night.

The 6-7 junior forward grabbed seven more rebounds during Colorado's 58-49 victory over Washington State at Beasley Coliseum.

Roberson now has 905 rebounds for his career.

The only other CU players to eclipse 900 rebounds are Stephane Pelle (1,054), Cliff Meely (971) and Shaun Vandiver (962).

The Buffs had a 36-32 edge on the glass and outscored the Cougars 32-24 in the paint.

Shooting guard Askia Booker had seven rebounds to go with seven points, four assists and two turnovers.

Long trip

CU planned to take a short flight from Spokane to Pullman on Saturday, but the airplane needed some maintenence.

The Buffs opted to travel by bus, which was about a one hour and 45 minute trip. The team flew back to Boulder from Pullman after the game.

The long trip began on Tuesday when the team flew to Seattle ahead of last Wednesday's loss at Washington.

CU practiced in Spokane on Thursday and Friday on Gonzaga's home floor. The Bulldogs played at Portland on Thursday and at Butler on Saturday.

Boyle and Gonzaga head coach Mark Few are good friends. The Bulldogs scrimmaged Texas at the Coors Events Center the past two Octobers.

This was CU's first trip to Pullman in men's basketball. The football team's dramatic 35-34 comeback win at the expense of Mike Leach's Cougars here in September proved to be the only highlight of a 1-11 season.

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NBA draft rewind

Washington State's Klay Thompson was taken by Golden State with the 11th overall selection in the 2011 NBA Draft. CU's Alec Burks was taken by Utah with the 12th pick.

In their second professional seasons, Thompson had started all 38 games for the Warriors and was averaging 15.6 points and 4.0 rebounds entering Saturday's action. Burks has appeared in 25 games off the bench for the Jazz and is averaging 5.5 points and 1.8 rebounds.

Notable

CU leads the series 2-1 (2-0 in Boulder, 1-0 neutral). ... The Buffs are now 10-3 when leading at halftime (led 23-19). ... Led by Xavier Johnson's 14 points, CU had a 20-11 edge in bench points. Jeremy Adams added to clutch baskets. ... Sabatino Chen got the start instead of Johnson and was 0-for-5 from the field and held without a point.

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